if you live along the coast, new york city could see a slushy coating but not as bad. an inch or two in anything. areas that do not see a winter storm warning are looking at heavy rain. eric, gusts here on coastal areas could reach 60 miles an hour, so that's a huge concern. >> a lot of things to think about, especially with congress people home in their districts for christmas. flight cancellations, three thro four hour delays at philadelphia. daniel baker is c.e.o. of flightaware.com. what if there are a bunch of shut in airports in the northeast and these congress people need to get back to washington, d.c.? maybe for a vote. are they going to be able to? >> that's a big question and it's unknown. this is a big storm and it hasn't even had the full impact in d.c. and new york. and it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. like you said, there's winds that are looking like 40, 50 miles an hour hitting new york soon and they're seeing tremendous delays. the good news is this isn't the kind of storm that leaves multiple feet of snow and blankets runways and